DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE

DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE Date of Issuance: December 23, 2025 Proponent: Kitsap County Housing Authority Lead Agency: KITSAP COUNTY Location of proposal: 5400 block Bethel Road SE, Port Orchard Kitsap County; 112301-1-003-2000 Description of Proposal: IVES MILL - Preliminary Plat [23-02854] Housing Kitsap Public Housing Authority proposes to subdivide approximately 8.44 acres of a single parcel into 49 detached, single-family lots ranging from about 2,800-4,800 sf in size. The request includes open space, parks, and recreational amenities including a recreational trail. Additional improvements included with this project include frontage sidewalk, curb and bike lane along Bethel Road SE, and improvements in SE Ives Mill Road. The construction of access roads, stormwater treatment and infiltration/detention control facilities, and utilities to serve the lots are included in the project design proposal. The project is currently proposed to be developed in a single phase. SEPA Determination: The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency for consistency with KCC Title 17 Zoning, Title 19 Critical Areas, Title 22 Shoreline Master Program and Title 12 Stormwater. This information is available to the public on request. Comment Period: This DNS is issued after using the optional DNS process in WAC 197-11-355. The SEPA comment period previously occurred with the Notice of Application, dated July 27, 2023, for Elysian Fields and the Revised Notice of Application for Ives Mill Preliminary Plat, dated December 1, 2025.There is no further comment period on the DNS. However, this Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS) is issues under 197-11-340(2) due to required mitigation measures to reduce project impacts to a moderate level. A MDNS requires a second 14-day comment period. The lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14days from the date below. Comments must be received on or before 01/06/2026. COMMENTS: The County received comments from several parties. The Suquamish Tribe and WDFW commented on the size of the stream buffers for the portion that is Type-F. The City of Port Orchard commented on the traffic Impact analysis and requested additional analysis on other intersections within the city north and west of the development. The TIA focused on LOS at SE Ives Mill and Bethel Road SE and SE Sedgwick Road and Bethel Road SE. The comments will be further reviewed in the associated Preliminary Plat staff report to be submitted prior to the public hearing. Conditions: 1. Project shall follow Stormwater controls and provisions in Title 12. 2. Project shall follow Titel 19 Critical Area Ordinance. Project shall follow the recommendations in the Geotechnical Engineering Report consistent KCC 19.400 prepared by Georesources dated, February 4, 2021. The project shall follow recommendations by the habitat biologist for the delineated stream buffers per KCC 19.300, Critical Areas Report, dated August 13, 2021 and verified July 2024. 3. The project will be conditioned to follow KCC Titel 17and is specifically guided to follow KCC 17.420.037 Single-Family development Standards. MITIGATION: The proposal was reviewed under the 2016 Kitsap County Comprehensive Plan as amended. The project will be conditioned to follow minimum road standards for off-site transportation improvements: Transportation Goal 2. Maintain, preserve and operate the County's multi-modal transportation infrastructure in a State of Good Repair and Operation. Transportation Policy 2.3 Emphasize maintenance, operations, and preservation of arterial and collector classified facilities. The following Conditions listed below, are required pursuant to SEPA Substantive Authority under KCC 18.04.200.D.3. 1. Frontage improvements are required along the entire property frontage on SE Ives Mill Rd and shall consist of 10-foot-wide travel lane, vertical curb, gutter and 5-foot sidewalks. 2. The Site Development Activity Permit (or Building Permit, if an SDAP is not required) shall include plans for construction of the road approach between the edge of existing pavement and the right-of-way line at all intersections with county or state rights-of-way. Approaches to county rights of way shall be designed in accordance with the Kitsap County Road Standards as established in Chapter 11.22 of the Kitsap County Code. Approaches to state rights of way shall be designed in accordance with current WSDOT standards. Existing approaches may need to be improved to meet current standards. 3. Any work within the County right-of-way requires a Public Works permit and possibly a maintenance or performance bond. This application to perform work in the right-of-way shall be submitted as part of the SDAP process, or Building Permit process, if a SDAP is not required. The need for and scope of bonding will be determined at that time. Responsible Official: Scott Deiner Steve Heacock SEPA Coordinator Kitsap County Department of Community Development 614 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366 (360) 337-5777 Signature: /s/Jeff Smith 12/23/2025 Appeal: You may appeal this determination to the Dept. of Community Development, at 619 Division Street, Port Orchard WA 98366, no later than 01/06/2026 in writing, with payment of the appeal fee. Payment information and current DCD Fee schedule can be found at: https://www.kitsap.gov/dcd/Pages/Payments.aspx.You should be prepared to make specific factual objections. Publication Dates LBKS0428791